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A report-card evaluation by Landesa (then called the Rural Development Institute) of U.S. foreign aid programs — the authors’ 10th report card measuring the effectiveness of such programs in reaching the poor and promoting basic human needs in recipient countries.
Report by Landesa (then called the Rural Development Institute) draws from 14 rounds of fieldwork in Egypt (between 1979 and 1991) to make an independent assessment of the U.S. economic aid program to address the needs of Egypt’s poor majority.
A report by Landesa (then called the Rural Development Institute) providing input as Congress and the President review the U.S. bilateral foreign aid program.
The report by Landesa (then called the Rural Development Institute) analyzes current prospects for land privatization and development of land markets in the urban and rural sectors of Moldova, and provides recommendations for enhancing such prospects.
A review by a staff member of Landesa (then called the Rural Development Institute) of land legislation in Novgorod Oblast (region) in Russia, which includes a short profile of agricultural land reform in the region; discusses the Constitution of the Russian Federation and other federal legal enactments that give Novgorod oblast legal authority to act in the land area; and cites issues important in the process of land reform and land market development.
Report on a conference in Bonn, Germany, whose central themes included: women’s access to productive resources such as land, capital, and training; effects of women’s access to productive resources on child nutrition and distribution of household income; the effects of male migration on rural women’s role in production; successful approaches to grassroots organization of women in rural areas; and possible national and international actions that can be taken to enhance rural women’s rights and productivity. Report drafted by conference participant attending on behalf of Landesa.
1999 Summary of workshop organized by Landesa (then called the Rural Development Institute) …
1999 A study by Landesa (then called the Rural Development Institute) of legal …
FEBRUARY 2011 – 2010 findings from 2010 survey of 17-provinces in rural China …
China’s Farmers Benefiting from Land Tenure Reform Findings from 2010 survey of 17-provinces …